Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-28
KADESH BARNEA.
Many Reach the River but Few
Cross to the other side.

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| Henry Hazard in Arkansas Traveller,
When Moses led the children of Israel
out of the land Of bondage and into the
wilderness, everything went well fol
awhile, especially when it rained bread
and the woods were full of quails and
game; buS when they suffered few
days af hardships, they began to kick
and growl and lose confidence in
Moses and God. 1t was while in this
spirit that they came to the river oi
Kadesh. .barnea, and within sight of the
promised land of Canaan, but instead of
crossing the stream, pushing on ahead
and taking possession of that that be-
longed to them, they hesitated, then quar-
relied, rebelled, turned back, and it was
thirty eight years before they again got
back to Kadesh.bsrnea, and during
these long, weary years they experienced
some pretty tough times.
We have all reached Kadesh- barnea
at least once in our lives.
have been there quite number of
times.
Once reached the. river during the
Civil War, but was mere lad, full of
glory and conceit and said to myself,
there is plenty of time to cross, no use of
being in hurry, so l paused and let
things take their course, and before
was aware of it the war came to close
and l found myself far from the goal of
my profession.
Years afterward, when I became a
man of business. / again reached Ka-
desh-barnsa, but said what is the need
of crossing now; l am doing we'll
enough, and I will enjoy the day and
make the most of it. l will live up to
my income, take life easy and cross the
stream tomorrow. But tomorrow
never came, though the financial panic
of 1872 did, and drifted me back, far
back from Kadesh-barnea.
Again wandered fer years in the
wilderness until finally dropped into
journalism, and before / expected I was
once more before Kadesh. barnea. Well,
says I, there need be no great rush,
have already fine reputation as a
writer, and am solid with my fellow.
man. can cross any time and reach
the promised land. But did not cross
all the same. l kept putting it off day
by day, taking things easy and living
on the strength of former success until
the first thing knew some other writer
had taken my place as apublic favorite
and when 1 fully realized my situation
found myself again in the wilderness
far away from Ksdesh- barnea.
Will / ever reach Kadesh. .barue,
again? Well, it is pretty hard to say
and even if should will have the goo
sense and strength of character to eros
over and take the advantage of the or
portuuity offered All, that's the ques
J tiop.
II Who has not been to Kadesh. barnes
some time in his life. yet how few hav
ever crossed over and taken possessio
of the bright land beyond?
, There goes man now who ono
: reached Kadesh. .barnea, but failed t
cross. Never man started out wit
3 such bright prospects. He had none
, to back him in every enterprise an,
friends to encourage him in every effor
8 but,when he reached Kadesh. .barnea b
9 paused, and finally drifted backwar
Q aud became o wanderer in the wilder
ness, and to-day, instead of being
man of high standing and great wealth
: he is an outcast on the face of th
:. earth--a curse to humanity and to him
} self. leffsNr stats ssltar
: There is an actor now playing in on
: of our dime museums. Never q maj
started out with better opportunitie
than he. He was bright and brilliant
both the public and the press were loud
in their praise of him. But when h
came to Kadesh- -bsrnea he found life q
! fascinating that he said: II will drink and
\ be merry with our friends to-day; there
! 10 time enough for me to cross to-mor
4 row." But he never crossed the stream,
He fingered and fingered on this side,
and then went backward and backward,
from good to bad and from bad to worse,
until to-day he is only > wreck OF hii
former self and l. glad 70 get On odd en-
| gagsment even 1t the dino museum.